Tips
Modrewrite and Short Urls - What you really want to know.
I recently opened up an old .htaccess and I was struck with the memory of how much it sucked trying to Google search for some real, working, answers on making short urls.
So here you go, my quick tip on what you really want to know about mod_rewrite.
Professional PHP
It’s important to remember what sets a professional PHP developer apart from the pack that floods your average help channel.
Too often I run into reviewing or helping a “professional” developer, and I can’t help but mutter “you’re doing it wrong…”
PHP & MySQL Tip #2 - Better Way of Pagination
I’ve seen this come up a few times in #php on irc.gamesurge.net - how to find the total number of rows found, while using the LIMIT clause on a query.
I’ve seen people respond with some seriously incorrect solutions, such as ‘Simply load all of the results into an array and only show X amount’ or ‘Simple run another query without the LIMIT clause and count those rows.’
Those two, common, solutions are sadly not the best solution.
Read on to discover my solution.
Problem Solving - guide to PHP programming and debugging.
Problem solving forms part of thinking.
Interesting… so, if so many web devs and IT personnel have such a problem with problem solving, perhaps they’re just not thinking? Let’s explore some of the problems I’ve seen people encounter, and how I was baffled they lacked the problem solving skills to complete their tasks.